Locker.



- No. 862,595. PATENTED AUG.6,1907.

A.J.THORNLEYY.

LOCKER.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 28. 1906.

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A. J. THORNLEY.

No. 862,595. I

LOCKER. APPLICATION FLLED JUNE 28. 1906. v

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALBERT J. THORNLEY, OF PAWTUCKET, RHODE ISLAND, ASSIGNOR TO NARRAGANSETT MACHINE COMPANY, OF PAWTUGKET, RHODE ISLAND, A CORPORATION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 6, 1907.

Application filed June 28,1906. Serial No- 323,856.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. THORNLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Pawtucket, in the county of Providence and State of Rhode Island, have invented a new and useful Improvement in Lockers, of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to an improvement inlockers and more particularly to an improvement in that form of lockers used as an adjunct to gymnasiums for wearing apparel.

The object of my invention is to improve the construction of \lockers for wearing apparel, whereby a strong and durable locker is constructed of sheet metal strengthened withmetal bars forming the frame of the locker. u

A further object of-my invention is to so construct a sheet metal locker that the metal bars forming-the frame of the locker may be extended to form the frame of a plurality of lockers, whereby the top and side of one locker forms the bottom and side of the "adjoining lockers: i

A still further object of my invention is to reduce the cost of manufacturing lockers forwearing apparel.

My invention consists in the peculiar and novel construction of a sheet metal locker having details of construction,-- as will be more fully set forth hereinafter and claimed.

Figure is a front view of my improved locker with the door closed. Fig. 2 is a side view of the locker Fig. 3 is a detail vertical sectional view looking attfiie inside of the central portion of the door, and showing! the means of locking the door. Fig; 4 is a detail vertical sectional view looking at the inner face of the side frame, adjacent the lock. Fig. 5 is a detail hori zontal sectional view taken on line 5 5 of Fig.1 through .the frame of the locker. Fig. 6 is a detail horizontalr sectional view taken on line 6 6 of Fig. 1 through t e! body of the locker, with the door in the open position!- 'l*ig'. 7 is a detail vertical sectional view taken on line 7 7 of Fig. 1 through the top of the lockcr with the door in the closed position, and Fig. 8iis a detail vertical sectional view taken on line 8 8 .of Fig. 1 through the bottom of the locker with the door open.

In the drawings, (1 indicates the frame, b the back, 0 the lock side, d the hinge side, a the top, f the bottom, g the door, h h thehinges, i the knob, It" the catch, l the v striker, m the lock, and n the clothes hook shown and .12 at the front of ,the locker. The back, side, top and bottom of the through the screen door'of Fig. 1' of my improved locker.

The frame a consists of the. top and bottom'flat horizontal bars 9 and 10, and the-flat vertical sidebars 11.

locker are all constructed of sheet metal.

side lips 13 13 secured to the inner face of the sides and d by bolts 14 14 or rivets. These side lips 13 13 are folded over to strengthen the lips and form a rounded edge, as shown in Figs.v 5 and 6, thereby preventing clothing in the locker from catching on the lips.

The front portions of the side 0 and d are folded over .and around the side bars 11 and 12, thereby strengthening the sides, securing the same to the side bars, and forming smooth rounded corners on the side bars, as shown in Fig. 6. i

. The top e has the downwardly-extending folded back lip 15 secured to the outer face of the back b by bolts 16 16 or rivets and the downwardly-extending end tongues 17 17 secured to the inner face of the sides 0 and ,5 d by bolts 1818 or rivets. The front-portion of the top I ,isw'folded over and around the top bar 9, strengthening the top, securing the top to the top bar and forming smooth round corners on the top bar, as shown in Fig. 7. The bottom f has the downwardly-extending folded back lip. 19 secured to the inner face of the back I) by the bolts 20 20 or rivets, and the downwardly-extendin end tongues 21 21 secured to the inner face of the sides 0 and d by the bolts 22 or rivets. The front portion of the bottom is folded over and around the bottom bar 10, strcngtheningthe bottom, securing the bottom to p the bottom bar and forming smooth round corners on the ldotto m bar, as shown in Fig. 8. Angle irons23 23 are placed over the upper corners and angle straps 24 24 ate placed over the front and sides at the corners and "the whole rigidly secured together by bolts or rivets, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2. p

The door g has a rectangular frame 25 constructed of angle i311 and strengthened by the top and bottom jplates 26' and 27 secured to the frame by rivets and forming the lips 28 and 29 adapted to engage with the top and bottom frame of the locker and limit the closing movement of the door, a centralplatc 30 secured to the outer face of the frame 25 by rivets and having the'lip 31 adapted to engage with the lock side of the frame and a screen 32 of expanded metal or wire secured to lthe inner facepf the frame 25 by the angle irons 33 33 and rivets, as shown in Figs. 1 and 7. A plate 3-1 is sccured to the central plate fiat'th e back'(with the screen 32 intermediate the central plate 30 and the plate 34) by bolts'35 35 or rivets, as shown in Fig. 3. The hinges h h are secured to the frame of the locker and tothe frame of the door by rivets, as shown in Fig. l. The knob 'i has the usual stem with the square end 36 which extends through a sleeve on the plate 34. The catch 70 is in the form of a disk having the hook-slanted arm;. 3 7,'the semi-circular rib 38-0n the diaclQ-itnd a square cential hole 39 for securing the catch to the ,g s quare end 36 of the knob stem by a split pin, as shown I v in Fig? 3. The striker l is'bent up from heavy sheet The back b is constructed to have the inwardly-bent rnletal and shaped to 'have the L-shaperlprojection 40 n'd'sfecured to the inner face of the bar 11 of the locker frame by rivets aposition for the hook-shaped arin 3'7 ventilated locker (of "sheet 'metal) having,

. rounded corners and edges, whereby'wearing apparel may be placed in or removed from the locker without injury to the same also alocker the parts of which may be constructed in large quantities'and quickly asscinn bleclat a nominal cost. i i

of the catch to hook over the L shaped projection 4t) when in the -lo cke'd position.

41 and sface in which is a key hole and adapted to ex- I tend through an aperture in the central plate 30, the

bolt 41 being adapted to engage with the adjacent end oithe semi-circular rib 38 011 the catch 1; and hold the catch in the locked position, the ends of the rib 38 being adaioted to engage with a stop on the plate 34, as shown in broken lines in Fig. 3 to limit the opening and cl0s-1 ing'rnov einent of the catch. The clothes hook it may be of anyusual construction and secured to the back I) in a convenient position by rivets or other means. I v

By this construction I produce a strong and durable smooth 'tom and side fiat metal bars, a sheetinetal body. composed of sides, a back having in\\"ardl \'-bent folded-over side lips secured to said sides of the body, a top having dovs 'nwardlv extending end tongues-secured to said .sides of the bodyja. bot'tom' having a downwaidly-extendingfolded-over back lipsecured to said back and downwardly extending end tongues secured. to said sides of the body. means for secur ing said parts together in their stated relations, 'and means for securing the body to the frame consisting of rollingthe: front portions of the top. bottom and sides over and around the top, bottom and side bars of the trainer.

2. A locker comprising a rectangular-front frame formed "The lock or maybe at any construction having a bolt .to said reinforced lips of the top and bottom:

of rigid top bottom and side bars, a sheet metal box structure having a top, sides and a bottom,;said topnnd bottom at their front portions being bent-downwardly then inwardly and thennpwardly to embrace said top and bottom bars respectively, and at their rear portions being turned over. to form top" and bottom reinforced lips, and a back plate rigidly attached to said reinforced lips.

3. A locker comprising a rectangular front frame formed oftop, bottom and sidebars, a sheet metal boxstructure having a top, sides andjhottow, said top and bottom being bent downward and then upward at their rear edges to form turned over reinforced lips, tongues on tl1e ends. of

said topnird boftom secured to said sides of the box structure, and'a' back having inwardly bent side lips Secured to said sides 01 thebok structure and having its ends secured 4. In a locker, a rectangular frame composed of top;

bottom and sideliat metal bars, a sheet metal body coin-" posed ofa back'having inwardb -bent folded-overside lips, sides secured to said side lips of the back, a top having a downwardly extending folded-over back lip secured to said back and downwardly extending end tongues secured to said sidesof the body, :ibottom having a downwardly extending f lded-ove1"back lip secured to said back of the body and downwardly extending end tongues secured to said sides of the body, rn eans'for securing the body to the frame consisting of rolling the front portions of the top bottom and sides overand around thej'top, bottom and side bars of the frame; angle iron's'secnred to, the top and sides.

straps extending'over the trout an'd sidesat the corners,

and means for rigidly securing tlie frfa ne;bodj, and straps together in their stated relati'on's'. N I

7 hit locker comprising arectaugular front frame formed of rigid barsffl sheet metal .boxstruoture'having a top. sides, and bottouiettached at their front edges tosaid frame, means for 'attnching said bottom and top to the sides, said top'and bottombeing bent downward and then upward at their rear edges to form turned over reinforced lips, and aback plnte'extending inside said top.lip and outside said bottoinliparid'attached thereto.

In testimony. whereof I have signed my. name to this specification in the presence of two subscribingwitnesses.

ALBER'r J; 'rnonnnnr.

Witnesses: I

ADA E. IIAoInrry, .l. A. Minnie 

